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gTLD General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Restricted Access to WHOIS Data Jeopardizes Brand Owners Online

As many brand owners know, WHOIS data is the publicly available information on who has registered a particular internet domain name. In layman’s terms, WHOIS records are akin to land title or property tax records: a record of...more

Fish & Richardson

ICANN Proposes Framework for WHOIS Access, but Questions Remain

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On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, establishing new restrictions on the use and publication of personal information. The GDPR has broad application,...more

Hogan Lovells

GDPR touches DN transfers: Changes to inter-registrar transfer procedure call for extra vigilance

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As a result of the obscuring of the WHOIS details for many registrants’ domain name records that has come in the wake of the entry into force of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

What’s up with WHOIS? The GDPR May Limit or Prevent Access to Domain Name Registration Information

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Domain name registrars and registries might soon be changing their mantra from, “I think ICANN,” to, “Maybe ICANN’T,” when it comes to providing publicly available WHOIS information for domain name registrants. New potential...more

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